MURRAY ANDERSON(FLOOR COVERINGS) LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC274162 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-05

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£260.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £260,058

Cash YoY

+2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£255k

↑ 2.0% YoY

Net Worth

£260k

↑ 1.7% YoY

Current Assets

£275k

↑ 1.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£261.2k	£255.8k
Current assets	£275.0k	£271.3k
Cash	£255.4k	£250.5k
Debtors	£10.7k	£11.0k
Net assets	£260.1k	£255.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-05-08
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2024-04-19
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2023-07-20
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2022-05-20
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2021-03-19
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2020-04-02
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2019-04-12
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accounts · AA
2018-05-24
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accounts · AA
2018-05-11
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officers · TM02
2018-04-06
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DEWHURST, Kelly resigned
secretary
2017-03-13
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accounts · AA
2016-04-06
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accounts · AA
2015-10-13
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-08
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accounts · AA
2014-10-13
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annual-return · AR01
2014-03-07
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2004-10-12
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ANDERSON, Murray appointed
director
2004-10-12
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DEWHURST, Kelly appointed
secretary
2004-10-12
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
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2004-10-12
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
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2004-10-05
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Company incorporated
As MURRAY ANDERSON(FLOOR COVERINGS) LTD.
2004-10-05
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-10-05
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Murray Anderson Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-10-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

Springfield, Morayview Avenue

Staxigoe

Wick

Caithness

KW1 4SB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-19

Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ANDERSON, Murray→

director · ~62y · appointed 2004-10-12

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Active

DEWHURST, Kelly→

secretary · appointed 2004-10-12 · resigned 2018-04-06

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-05 · resigned 2004-10-12

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-05 · resigned 2004-10-12

Resigned

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